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H. pensacolae majorina has occasionally been confused with H. 

 pensacolae pensacolae, which it closely resembles in external appearance 

 and proportions (Regan, 1917, p. 389, and Fowler, 1919, p. 129). 

 However, the two can be separated by the number of gill rakers and 

 ventral scutes (see table 1 and items 3a and 36 of the key). 



Table 2. — Frequency distribution of eye in greatest depth of body, in Harengula 

 pensacolae majorina and H. pensacolae caribbaea 



Table 3. — Frequency distribution of head depth at occiput in length, in specimens of 

 the same length (43 to 79 mm.) of Harengula pensacolae cubana aiid H. pensacolae 

 floridana. 



The usual length of this subspecies is 59 to 85 mm. The largest 

 specimen examined (U. S. N. M. No. 128281) measures 140 mm. and 

 was collected by the U. S. S. Niagara in Estanques Bay, Gulf of Vene- 

 zuela, on December 8, 1924. 



This subspecies probably is used as food as well as bait throughout 

 its range. 



The known range of H. pensacolae majorina comprises the West 

 Indies from St. Lucia southw^ard and the Atlantic coast of South 

 America, from Venezuela to Brazil. It is found in company with 

 H. clupeola throughout its range and with H. humeralis in the West 

 Indies and Venezuela. 



7. HARENGULA PENSACOLAE CARIBBAEA. new subspecies 



Sardina; Sardina escamuda; Sardine; Sprat 

 Plate 4, Figure 3 



Clupea humeralis, GtJNTHER, 1S6S, p. 422 in part (synonymy and references ex- 

 cluded; description; range; material).' — Cope, in part, 1871, p. 483 (refer- 

 ences; St. Croix).— Jordan, 1887b, p. 561 (synonymy excluded, West Indies). 



Sardinella humeralis (not Harengula humeralis Cvivier and Valenciennes, 1S47, 

 p. 293), EvERMAJNN and Marsh, 1902, p. 85 (characters in key; common 

 names; description; material; synonymy in part; San Jnan, Palo Seco, 



